one mindanao - august 8, 2014

Bangon Zambo newsletter bridging gov’t and IDPsDominic I. SanchezWESTERN MINDANAO

FRIDAY, AUGUST 8, 2014 Vol. 3 No. 237

President Aquino honors outstanding policemen during 113th Police Service Anniversary

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WESTERN MINDANAO

CARAGA REGION

NORTHERN MINDANAO

SOUTHERN MINDANAO

Mothers urged to support exclusive breasfeeding

BFAR Caraga to conduct ‘Fish-Sing BFAR Hymn making contest’

DILG: GPBP is not DAP

DILG to undergo training on geo-tagging for PAMANA project

Pantawid Pamilya covers 159,075 households in Caraga

Mayor Climaco: Tungawan is relatively peaceful, calm

DOST college scholarship application for 2015 to close on August 22

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Gideon C. Corgue

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Bangon Zambo newsletter bridging gov’t and IDPs


When it was first published, the “Bangon Zambo” newsletter came under intense public scrutiny. Zamboangueños were surprised to see a local publication in Tagalog when the city is bent on promoting and preserving Chabacano.

Zamboangueños are known to take pride in Chabacano, a Spanish-based localized dialect widely spoken here. For generations, local administrations have fought to preserve it. This “tagalized” newsletter was a big blow to local cultural pride. However, decision on the dialect to be used came from the people who are the newsletter’s primary audience – the internally displaced persons (IDPs). “The IDPs, most of whom do not speak fluent Chabacano prefer Tagalog,” said Shiela Covarrubias, Zamboanga City public information officer. This is reinforced during all information caravans brought at the evacuation centers and transitory sites early this year, as Tagalog was spoken and understood during the forums between the resource

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speakers and the IDPs. Also, more than 70 percent of IDPs who provided feedback to Bangon Zambo still preferred Tagalog, while the others preferred Tausog. One element in effective communication is the “tailor-fitting” of messages for the audience. If the newsletter was in a dialect that the IDPs are not fluent with, chances are they would not understand what it contains – Bangon Zambo’s purpose would be defeated. The entire publication would be a waste.While Bangon Zambo does not aim to promote Tagalog over Chabacano, still it has to adapt to the immediate needs of its audience, the IDPs – people who, in spite of different cultures, faiths and traditions, have already called Zamboanga their home. Bangon Zambo, a monthly publication contains news and development stories on the city’s rehabilitation and recovery efforts coming from the different humanitarian clusters. The newsletter aims to provide the IDPs both with information that they need and a feedback mechanism to air to government and development actors what they still need. A comments page at the back can easily be cut away and dropped in suggestion boxes scattered at the transitory sites, to be consolidated for action by government and humanitarian actors. Bangon Zambo was born

out of the need of IDPs from last year’s siege for accurate information with regards to their rehabilitation and recovery. Until now, thousands of families are still homeless and scattered in several transitory sites in the city. They are eagerly waiting for them to step back to their communities once they are re-built, and while waiting, they need assurance through information that efforts are on the way to get them back to their communities. “We need this information to be assured that the plans for the rehabilitation of our communities are pushing through. This is a link between us and government,” said Madz Hussin, an IDP and a Government Internship Program intern. The publication is a product of the Communications Working Group (CWG) composed of the City Information Division

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Office of the City Mayor, various international humanitarian groups, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), and the Philippine Information Agency (PIA).

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President Aquino calls for ‘sense of urgency’ in anticipating natural disasters

President Benigno S. Aquino III, in a recent Cabinet meeting, underscored the need for a “sense of urgency” among all

government agencies and local government units in anticipating natural disasters, a Palace official has said.

“President Aquino emphasized the need to promote a sense of urgency among all national agencies and local government units in the aspect of

capability building, considering the country’s vulnerability to natural disasters, ” Presidential Communications Operations Office Secretary Herminio Coloma, Jr.

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said in a note sent to members of the Malacañang Press Corps on Thursday.

The President presided over the meeting, held on Wednesday (August 6) to discuss the Climate Change Cluster Roadmap.

In attendance were representatives of the departments of environment, agriculture, interior and local government, agrarian reform, energy, and public works, the Metro Manila Development Authority, Climate Change Commission, National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council, and the Pasig River Rehabilitation Commission.

The President noted that there must be broad awareness on the use of geo-hazard maps that indicate landslide- and flood-prone areas in each province, municipality or city, “so that the local disaster risk-reduction and management councils can respond in a timely and appropriate manner,” Secretary Coloma said.

During the meeting, the Climate Change Cluster reported the occurrence

of 543 natural disasters between the years 1900 and 2014, 58 percent of which were storms and 25 percent were floods.

“Responding to the challenge of climate change adaptation and disaster risk management, the cluster has adopted a strategy of improving resiliency to climate change,” Coloma said.

He said the cluster will focus on carbon sequestration through forests and oceans, energy efficiency and conservation, renewable energy development, and greater reliance on cleaner energy sources, such as natural gas and geothermal energy.

Climate change adaptation and mitigation is one of the pillars of the Philippine Development Plan 2011-2016.

Last June, the United Nations’ (UN) special representative for disaster risk reduction assessed the Philippines’ disaster preparedness at between 6 and 7 or “above average,” with 10 being the highest. PND

President Aquino honors outstanding policemen during 113th Police Service AnniversaryPresident Benigno S. Aquino III led the celebration of the 113th

Police Service Anniversary at the Philippine National Police (PNP) Headquarters in Camp Crame, Quezon City on Friday.

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President Benigno S. Aquino III led the celebration of the 113th Police Service Anniversary at the Philippine National Police (PNP) Headquarters in Camp Crame, Quezon City on Friday.

During the event, President Aquino recognized several police personnel and PNP Units for their outstanding achievements.

“Bilang mga alagad ng batas, malinaw ang inyong responsibilidad: Ang ipagtanggol ang ating mga kababayan at maipadama sa mga kriminal na hindi nila matatakasan ang katarungan; na sa oras na makalap natin ang sapat na ebidensya, sa oras na mahuli natin sila sa akto, mararamdaman nila ang lakas ng estado,” the President said in his speech.

He commended the Zamboanga City Public Safety Company for being the first unit to respond during the Zamboanga City siege in September last year, as well as Police Superintendent Lambert Suerte of the Benguet Provincial Public Safety Company for seizing the largest camp of the New People’s Army (NPA) in the Cordillera and capturing the group’s leader in 2013.

He also cited the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group, headed by Police Director Benjamin Magalong, for apprehending 3,453 fugitives, including

22 most wanted in the country, last year.He recognized the achievement

of Senior Police Officer 1 Dominador Canlas, who saved three children during an operation against the NPA in Tarlac.

“Ilan lamang sila sa magigiting nating pulis na kinikilala natin sa araw na ito. Sinasalamin nila ang malasakit at propesyunalismo ng iba pa nating kapulisan na talaga naman pong nagpakitang-gilas sa serbisyo,” he said.

Other awardees include PNP Deputy Chief for Administration Felipe Rojas Jr., Police Chief Inspector Juanito Gaces Jr., Police Officer 2 Crissandra Aggabao, Police Regional Office 9, Anti-Cybercrime Group, Crime Laboratory and Cagayan Police Provincial Office, Abra Police Provincial Office, President Roxas Municipal Police Station, and the Anti-Illegal Drugs Special Operations Task Force.

The Philippine National Police celebrates August 8 as Police Service Anniversary in commemoration of the joint founding anniversaries of the Insular Constabulary, established in 1901, and the Integrated National Police, organized in 1975.

This year’s anniversary carried the theme: “Pulisya Kaagapay ang Mamamayan para sa Patuloy na Kapayapaan at Kaunlaran.” PND (jb)

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DOLE challenges Mindanao labor relations units to sustain ‘excellent’ performance

The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) central office challenged its labor relations units in various parts of Mindanao

to sustain their mark as the agency’s productivity champion.

DOLE Undersecretary Rebecca Chato issued such challenge on Thursday during the 2014 Labor Relations Mindanao Clusters Planning Workshop hosted by DOLE Region

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labor relations units currently leads other clusters in the country in terms of performance.


She said their performance showed that they’ve been continually striving for excellence and working to hit their targets every year.

“Mindanao is the first ISO-certified cluster in the country and we just hope that you can sustain and hit your targets through convergence,” she said.

Chato was referring to the completion earlier this year of the certification of Mindanao’s six DOLE regional offices for the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) 9001:2008.

Such certification mainly signifies improved efficiency and effectiveness of these agencies in delivery their enrolled frontline services.

ISO 9001:2008 sets out the criteria for a quality management system and is the only standard in the ISO family

of standards that can be certified.It can be used by any organization,

large or small, regardless of its field of activity and is implemented by over one million companies and organizations in 170 countries.

Chato urged their labor relations units in Mindanao to be mindful of their utilization rate because it affects the economic growth.

“Let us reach out to the poorest of the poor with our livelihood programs even as we continue to face security problems in the island,” she said.

The official added that the convergence between the National Conciliation and Mediation Board and the National Labor Relations Commission is imperative to maintain zero strike incidence


Breastfeeding saves 1.3 million lives of children yearly – Capistrano By Claro A. Lanipa

PAGADIAN CITY – “ The number one effective intervention to save lives of children is breastfeeding,” said Regional Nutrition Coordinator Evelyn Capistrano of the National Nutrition Council (NNC)-9 during a nutrition information caravan held at Guillermo Hotel here Wednesday, Aug. 6.


She said the first breast milkthat comes out from the motheris very rich with colostrum (anti-bodies),givingtheinfantstheirfirstimmunizationagainstdiseases. Capistrano served as one ofthe resource speakers in the saidforum,whichwas attended by thedifferent Municipal Nutrition ActionOfficers (MNAOs), representativesfrom government agencies, publicand private hospitals and otherstakeholders. It was also learned that thesaidactivitywasheldinconsonancewith the observance of Augustas the National BreastfeedingAwarenessmonth with the theme,“Breastfeeding: A Winning Goal inLife.” “In this year’s theme wegive emphasis on the acronym,‘BreastfeedingTSEK,’with‘T’asTama(correct), ‘S’ as Sapat (complete),

‘EK’ as Eksklusibo (exclusive),”Capistranosaid.Breastfeeding is the onlyway thatcan give optimum nutrition to theinfants,as theygrowanddevelop.Breastmilkhasallthenutrientsforthegrowthanddevelopmentofthebaby.Anexclusivebreastfeedingforat least six (6) is encouragedwithno other food or liquids should beadded,Capistranoexplained. Meanwhile, Capistrano saidtherearealreadysevenhospitalsintheprovincethatareaccreditedandgiventhecertificateofcommitmentasaMother-BabyFriendlyHospitalInitiative (MBFHI). These are theZamboangadelSurMedicalCenter,Hamelarin Hospital, IZAH MedicalHospital, Cabahug Hospital andPagadian Metro Specialist HospitalinthiscityandIganoSalugMedicalCenter&BlanciaHospitalinMolave,ZamboangadelSur.


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PAGADIAN CITY – Dr. Ma. Rovelle Blancia, provincial health officer and acting hospital administrator of the Zamboanga del Sur Medical Center, urged all mothers on Wednesday to support the government’s breastfeeding program. Speakingbefore theMunicipalNutrition Action Officers (MNAOs),representatives from governmentand private hospitals and otherstakeholders during the nutritioninformation caravan at HotelGuillermohere,Blanciaunderscoredtheimportanceofbreastfeedingbythemothertoherbaby. “Breastfeedingisveryimportant

because it is recommended as amajor source of nutrition for thefirstsixto12monthsoftheinfant’slife. It is the first immunization ofthebabyanditgivesmorebenefitstothebaby,”Blanciaexplained. Blanciaaddedthatbreastfeedingdoesnotonlygivepositiveeffectstothebabybuttothemothersaswell.“Mothersalsoreapphysicalbenefits




from breastfeeding. It is the bestway to get your body into its pre-pregnancystate,”Blanciastresed. Blancia said breastfeedingcreates also an emotional linkage,active, effectionate, and reciprocalrelationship between the motherandbaby. She disclosed that she wasbreastfeedingherfivechildfrenanduntilnowshecan feel thebonding

and attachment with them even iftheyarealreadyintheirelementarygrades,”sheadded. Motherswillbenefita lotfrombreastfeeding,saidBlancia,astheywouldhaveuterinecontractionssotheydon’tbleedheavilyimmediatelyafterdelivery.Italsoprotectsmothersfromdevelopingosteoporosiswhen“they’reoldandgray.” The provincial health officer


Mayor Climaco vowed tocontinue informing the public thathis municipality is peaceful, asthemunicipal leadership strives toput inplaceallprogramsaimedatpromoting peace and order in thelocality to counter the negativeimpressionabouttheplace. Tungawanwasknowntobethelair of lawless elements includingMororebels. Changing the public’s thoughtabout the municipality remains agreat challenge to his leadership,themayoradmitted.As a leader, Mayor Climaco seekstoimprovethequalityof lifeofhisconstituentsbyintroducinglivelihoodprogramsandinvitingbusinessmen/investorstocomeandputuptheirbusinessesinthearea. As regards tourism andagriculture,MayorClimacosaidhistownhasgreatpotentials.Hecited

thescenicspotsofBangaanIslandandPuloPinyaMarineSanctuaries,the white sand beaches of Looc-Labuan and Tubo-tubo Island, thefalls in Tigpalay andMakasap, andthe mangrove parks and Gapas-GapasIsland. He also said that a rare typeof bat known as Golden-CrownedHeadedBatscouldbeseeninsomepartsofthemunicipalityparticularlyinthemangroveareasofBarangayTaglibas, Barangay Linguisan, andBarangayTigbucay. MayorClimacoalsocreditedthetown’speaceorderconditiontothepresence6thSpecial Forces of thePhilippineArmy(PA)thatkeepsthelawlesselementsatbay. Moreover, he clarified thatthe lawless groups were not fromTungawanbutfromotherneighboringplaces.

Mayor Climaco: Tungawan is relatively peaceful, calmBy Emmanuel D. Taghoy

TUNGAWAN, Zamboanga Sibugay – Unlike before this town is now relatively peaceful and calm, said Mayor Randy A. Climaco during the recently held medical and dental mission at Barangay San Vicente here.

also encouraged the advocatesto promote breastfeeding in theirrespective hospitals and schoolsto help decrease the prevalenceof underweight children in thecountry.

The activity is one ofthe highlights of the NationalBreastfeeding Month this Augustwith the theme “Breastfeeding: AWinningGoal-forlife!”


DENR 10 conducts protected area conference, governance assessment by DENR

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY - To organize and share the good practices of the Protected Areas (PAs) in Region 10, the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) conducted the first PA Conference and Regional PA Governance Assessment at Cagayan de Oro City.

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DENR10regionaldirectorRuthM. Tawantawan said the conferencewillgiveanopportunitytoknowandsharethedifferentexperiencesofPAmanagementandtogiveimportanceinunderstandingthebestpracticesofPAsinthecountry. Secretary Nereus Acosta,PresidentialAdviserofEnvironmentalProtection, likewise urged theparticipants tosupportandpreservethegoodstrategiesinthemanagementofPAsinNorthernMindanao. Acosta discussed how to attainthegoalsinbiodiversityconservationand to give focus on the impactsof climate change towards climatechangeresiliency. Mt.KitangladRangeNaturalParkand Mt. Kalatungan Range NaturalParkintheprovinceofBukidnon,Mt.Balatukan Range Natural Park andInitao-Libertad Protected Landscapeand Seascape in the province ofMisamis Oriental, Mt. MalindangRange Natural Park and BaliangaoProtectedLandscapeandSeascapein

theprovinceofMisamisOccidentalandMt. Timpoong-Hibok-Hibok NaturalMonumentintheprovinceofCamiguinmeanwhilereceivedrecognitionforitssuccessfulimplementationaswellasbestpractices. The participants of theconference include members ofthe New Conservation Areas in thePhilippines Project (New CAPP),ASEANHeritagePark(AHP),ProtectedAreas Management Board (PAMBs),Indigenous Peoples (IPs) from thedifferent PAs in the country, privateorganizations, national governmentagenciesandotherstakeholders. Theactivities in theconferencealso include presentation of thedifferent PA Management BestPractices and the display of exhibitshowcasingthePASinRegion10. Somawan Sukpraset from theASEANCentreforBiodiversity(ACB)inThailandandDirectorMoninaUriatediscussedtheASEANGoodProtectedAreasManagement Practices of ACBinthesaidconference.

DILG: GPBP is not DAPby DILG-10

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY - The Grassroots Participatory Budgeting Process (GPBP) is not under the Disbursement Acceleration Program (DAP), the Department of the Interior and Local Government Region 10 said.


“ThisGPBPisnotunderDAP,theprogram’s funding is incorporated intheGeneralAppropriationsAct,”DILG-10regionaldirectorReneBurdeossaidduringtheRegionalPovertyReductionAction Team meeting yesterday,August 5, held at DILG-10 RegionalOffice. DirectorBurdeosstatementarisesafterreadingthenewsassociatingtheGPBP(formerlyknownasBottom-UpBudgeting) to DAP and the PriorityDevelopmentAssistanceFund(PDAF).HealsowantedtodispelrumorsthatGPBPimplementationwillbestoppedbecauseoftheissue. On the other hand, MargaritaVillamala, a representative fromthe Department of Budget andManagement Region 10, added intotheDirector’s explanation that “DAPisundersavings”andGPBPisnot. “TheGPBPundergoesabudgetingprocess.BudgetProposalswereevenmadetomakesureproperbudgetinghad been followed. It went throughCongress also, so strictly speaking,this is not DAP because this is notundersavingsandnotinanynaturecanthisbeconsideredorassociatedwithDAP,”Villamalasaid. DirectorBurdeosunderlinedtherationalethatthisprojectisameansof the President in empowering thepeople, giving them the chance topropose theirprojectsand takepartin the planning and implementationprocess. Heinferredfurtherthatinorderforthepeopletounderstandwellwhatis GPBP, the participating agenciesare to encourage their beneficiaries

togivestatementsandmakeknownaboutthebenefitstheyhavereapedfromtheprogram. To date, 87 cities andmunicipalitiesinRegion10hasbeengiven fund allocation this year fortheirrespectiveGPBPprojectstotalingP1.49B.Thefundwillcommencetheimplementationofvariousprojectssuchas,watersupplysystems,sustainablelivelihood programs, rehabilitationof farm-to-market roads, irrigationprojects, purchase of post harvestfacilities,repairofclassrooms,healthfacilitiesprograms,amongothers. Lastyear,GPBPprojectsfrom54citiesandmunicipalitiesintheregionwerefundedtotalingP708M. Pursuant to the DBM-DILG-DSWD-NAPC Joint MemorandumCircular No. 4, series of 2013, theRPRATmembersareexpectedtomeetregularlynotonlytoreview,validateand consolidate the Local PovertyReduction Action Plans (LPRAP) butalsotodecideoncertain issuesthatcropupduringtheimplementationofpovertyreductionprojects. The meeting was participatedby GPBP focal persons of NGA-participating agencies and provincialfocalpersonsfromtheNationalAnti-PovertyCommission. GPBPisastrategyoftheAquinoadministration in attaining thePhilippineDevelopmentPlan’sgoalofinclusivegrowthandpovertyreduction,and promoting good governance atthelocallevel.Itmakestheplanningand budgeting processes of bothlocalandnationalgovernmentsmoreparticipatorythroughthe


genuine involvement of grassroots organizationsandcommunities.

DILG to undergo training on geo-tagging for PAMANA projectby Ana Celeste W. Felisilda

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY - Preparations are underway for the training/workshop on geo-tagging for the regional and provincial program coordinator of the Payapa at Masaganang Pamayanan (PAMANA) projects for three regions of the country, Aug. 14-15.

ThisisspearheadedbytheOfficeof Project Development Services(OPDS) in coordination with theDepartmentoftheInteriorandLocalGovernment (DILG) Regional Office10. The Geo-tagging technology isa web generated tool which showstheexactlocationofanyprojectwithcorresponding pictures indicatingcoordinates, lengthsamongstothersin a community particularly in theconflict affected areas under thePAMANA. This technology ensures thatthere is no project duplication, noghost projects and improve themonitoringofprojectimplementationin an accurate way, according toregional director Rene K. Burdeos,DILG-10. The participantswill be able tofamiliarizeonthegeo-taggingdevice,

gainknowledgeonthevariouskindsofPAMANAprojectsandtheirparticularsandontheproceduresintheuseandconductofactualgeo-tagging. Resource speakers from theUniversityofthePhilippineswillhelpfacilitate theworkshop on the stepsofgeo-tagging. The PAMANA, as embodied inthe Philippine Development Plan forCalendar Year 2011 to 2016, is aframework for peace-building anddevelopment in conflict-affectedareas. It is complementary track topeacenegotiation. RegionalandprovincialPAMANAfocal persons, regional projectdevelopment and management unit-heads/staffandprovincialdirectorsforRegionsVI,IXandXareexpectedtoattendthetraining.


DepEd encourages student to participate in ‘Yes for Peace’ campaignBy Venus L. GarciaBUTUAN CITY - – In sustaining its institutional support for the “Yes for Peace - Bayanihan para sa Kapayapaan, Kaunlaran, Kasaganahan (KKK)” campaign, the Department of Education (DepEd) is maximizing the collective involvement and participation of pupils and students (10 years and older) in the continuing process for an end to the armed conflict.


Pursuant to DepEd AdvisoryNo.391,s.2013,theYesforPeacecam-paignaimstoencouragepeace-lovingFilipinostospeakasoneandtopro-vide a democratic people’smandatefor a comprehensive peace process. To attain the target 10 millionresponses to thecampaign, regionaldirectors,schoolsdivision/citysuper-intendents and district supervisorsarerequestedtomonitorandoverseetheactivitiesofbothpublicandpri-vateelementaryandhighschools intheirrespectiveareasofjurisdiction. Schoolheadsorprincipalsofpar-ticipatingschoolsarerequestedtosub-mittheYesforPeacequestionnairesandreportsonorbeforeSeptember15,2014toenabletoannounceaddi-tionalregionalsummariesonSeptem-ber 19, 2014 during the celebrationof the International PeaceDay, saidDepEdUndersecretary for Legal andLegislativeAffairsAttyAlbertoMuyot.

“WeaimtoinculcateBayanihanspirit to every Filipino, make themeffective advocates for the cam-paign,andtherebyhelprestorecon-fidence ina transparentandpartici-pative peace process,” said Muyot. Meanwhile, Yes for Peace leadorganizer Ernesto Alcanzare an-nounces that “to catchpublic atten-tion to our silent campaign and toassert our individual right to peace,wearenoworganizingsimultaneouspressconference through thePhilip-pineInformationAgency(PIA)Kapi-haninallregionalcentersat10a.m.,August12,2014,whichisalsoanIn-ternational Humanitarian Law Day.” The Yes for Peace guidelines,questionnaires and report forms aredownloadable at http://www.yesfor-peace.yolasite.com. As of July 31,2014, there are 9,278,129 numberofparticipatingKaBayanihansalreadythatnowreached92.78%ofthegoal.

The contest aims to intensi-fy the youth’s participation in theawarenesscampaignforthefisher-iessectorasprovidedinSec.118ofRepublicAct8550which supportseducationalcampaignonmanage-

ment,conservationandproperuseof the environment at all levels. The conduct of the said ac-tivity will be spearheaded by thebureau’s Information and PublicRelations Group (IPRG) in coop-

BFAR Caraga to conduct ‘Fish-Sing BFAR Hymn making contest’By Shane Abeguel T. EviotaSURIGAO CITY - The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) Caraga Regional Office is set to conduct the Fish-Sing BFAR Hymn making contest just in time with the commemoration of the 51st Fish Conservation Week this coming October.


“The program started in2008 covering 24 municipali-ties in four provinces. It is nowon its sixth year of implementa-tion,” DSWD Caraga regional di-rector Minda B. Brigoli recalled. Brigolirevealedthatasofthefirstsemesterofthisyear,thepro-gramhas reached 100 percent initsaimtocoverfiveprovinces,nineCongressional Districts, six cities,and67municipalitiesintheregion. Brigoli added that 1,309barangays or 99.84 percentare covered by the program. “There are two barangaysnamelyUrdujaandSolimanwhichare not covered by the programfor they are commercial cen-ters within the city. Thus, thereare no poor households identi-

fied in these areas,” she said. Themajority of the PantawidPamilyagranteesintheregionarefemale, they consistsof142,853or 89.79 percent while only 16,240 or 10.20 percent are male. These numbers are expect-ed to get higher because of theon–going validation of the house-holds under the Extended-AgeCoverage Program and the new-ly registered Set 7C households. Pantawid Pamilyang PilipinoProgram or 4Ps (formerly AhonPamilyangPilipino)isaconditionalcashtransferprogramofthenatu-ral government underDSWD thataims to eradicate extreme pov-ertyinthecountrybyinvestinginhealth and education of children.

BFAR Caraga to conduct ‘Fish-Sing BFAR Hymn making contest’

Pantawid Pamilya covers 159,075 households in CaragaBy Social Marketing UnitBUTUAN CITY - The Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has registered 159,079 households (HH) in Caraga region.

erationwithCommissiononHigh-erEducation (CHED),Departmentof Education (DepEd) and Philip-pine Information Agency (PIA). All high school and col-lege students are encour-aged to join and participate andbe part of the historic event.

Forms and contest mechan-ics are now available at the Re-gionalOfficeofBFAR-Caragalocat-edatPeñarandaStreet(Paradise)Barangay Taft, this city or formore inquiries, please call tele-phone number (086) 826-2159.


CHED cited for support to research centers

DAVAO CITY – An official of the country’s recognition and advi-sory body on science and technol-ogy has cited the support of the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) to a network of academe-based research centers. Dr.WilliamPadolina,presidentof the National Academy of Sci-enceandTechnology(NAST),said

CHED’s supportprogram for theHigher EducationRegional ResearchCenters (HERCCs)is aligned with theAquino administra-tion’sdesireforthenation to becomemore inclusive andglobally competi-tive. CHEDhasbeenfunding researchesof 18 higher edu-cation institutionsfrom across thecountry identified

byCHEDasHERCCs. “It’s aworthy undertaking ofthe government in making surethattheHEIshavethecapacitytoproduce individuals or work forcethatareproductiveandefficient,ifreallygiven full support.And thatitsimpactwillbefeltbythewholecountry,”Padolinastated.


Recentlythisweek,CHEDor-ganized the National ResearchConferenceatGrandRegalHotelinDavaoCitytopresenttheresultsof96 researchefforts fundedby thesaidagency. The conference held on Au-gust 6-8 has presented 96 re-searchescoveringarangeoftopicssuch as food security and fisher-ies, economics and livelihood, so-cialsciencesandcultural,researchand instruction, teachereducationandgovernance,environmentandhealth,amongothers. PadolinasaidCHED is invest-ing its resources in HEIs which“now are the hubs of generatingnewknowledgenotonlyinthePhil-ippines,butalsoglobally.” “That’s very important be-causeinlessthantwoyearstime,the APEC (Asian Pacific Econom-ic Cooperation) will take effect in2015wherebordersarenowopento freeflowofgoods, freeflowoflaborandservices,andfreeflowofcapital,” he stated during a pressconferenceattheresearchconfer-ence. “And we’ll be challenged. SothatwecannowalsoincreasetheparticipationofFilipinosintheAsianmarket,”headded. Padolinasaidthatresearchisundertaken“becauseit’sgoodpartof innovative capacity of a coun-try.” When asked about the stateofresearchinthecountry,Dr.Na-poleonJuanilloquotedCHEDchair-

womanDr.PatriciaLicuananassay-ingthat“researchinthePhilippinesisstillinitsinfancystage.” “Having said that, we shouldlookthatasanexcitingchallenge,”statedJuanillo,directorofCHED’sPlanning,ResearchandKnowledgeManagement. He raised the importance oftappingschoolsanduniversitiesasthebestplatformandenvironmentofcultivatingamongtheyounganinterestinresearch. “It’s really an environmentthat’s so conducive to building aresearch culture and cultivatingit among young people. What’suniqueaboutcollegesanduniver-sities,weholdthecriticalmassofselected talented young Filipinoseager to learn and engage abouthighereducation,”hestated. HesaidthatallowingtheHEIstooptimizetheirresearchfunctionisalsoawaytocontinuallyproducenew knowledge which generatenewones,transmitthisknowledgeandmake sure that knowledge isutilized. The three-day conference,whichbanneredthetheme:“High-er Education Institution’s R&D forNational Development,” was alsoaimedatprovidingavenuefortheacademe-based researchers fromalloverthecountryto“interactandshare their experiences in pursuitof new knowledge and of truth.”(PIA-11/CarinaL.Cayon)


DOST college scholarship application for 2015 to close on August 22DAVAODELNORTE--TheDepart-mentofScienceandTechnology(DOST)basedontheprovincean-nouncedthatAugust22isthedead-lineforthefilingofapplicationintheundergraduatescholarshipsforschoolyear2015. Rogelio Corcino, provincialscienceandtechnologydirector,saidthattheDOSTwerealreadyaccepting applications for theUndergraduate Scholarship Pro-gramsformeritandRepublicAct7687untilAugust22. Corcinosaidthattheschol-arships are open to public andprivatehighschoolstudents,whowishtopursuefourorfiveyearcoursepreferably in thefieldofscienceandtechnology. He added that under Meritscholarship, the student mustbe a natural-born Filipino citi-zen, who belonged to the topfive percent of the regular highschool graduate class or mem-berof thegraduatingclassofaDOST – school education insti-

tuteorDepartmentofEducation(DepEd)recognizedsciencehighschool,ofgoodmoral characterandingoodhealth,andqualifierofthe2014ScienceandTechnol-ogyscholarshipexamination. Corcino said that the addi-tional requirements for the RA7687scholarshipwereresidencyof amunicipality or city for thelastfouryearsasattestedbythebarangay and family socio-eco-nomicstatusinpoorlevelornotexceeding the set values basedontheiroffice’sstandards. He also revealed that theschedule of examination is onSeptember21,2014. He said that applicationforms are available at their of-ficeinUSEPCompound,Apokon,TagumCitywithtelephonenum-bers 216-9189 and 216-2414or can be downloaded at www.science-scholarship.ph. (PIA11,MichaelL.Uy)

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